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P90X3 is out and the wonderful thing about it, is that it is only 30 minutes. But what can you can done in those 30 minutes that will be effective and give you the results you’re looking for when working out? Well there are 18 workouts and those workouts consist of moves that work on your aerobic and anaerobic energy (cardio and resistance), power, flexibility, balance, strength, core strength and body awareness. As I said these workouts are 30 MINUTES so not only the time of the workout, but the intensity, frequency, type of exercise and recovery periods what makes that 30 minutes so special. A 90 day program with workouts 6 days a week or add in the Dynamix workout in lieu of “resting”.

16 workouts include:

Total Synergistics – (multiple muscle groups are used in every exercise)

***Complex Upper and Complex Lower/X3 Ab Ripper can be ordered through Jo-Anne or myself.

Check out the video below for a short preview:

Equipment needed:

Chin-up Bar (or resistance bands)

Chin-up Max (or resistance bands)

Powerstands (optional)

Dumbbells (or resistance bands)

Resistance Bands

Yoga Blocks (optional)

Jump Mat

**Resistance bands may be used in lieu of a pull-up bar and weights, but it is highly recommended that you have a variety of resistance bands available for use.

**Yoga blocks are recommended for those new to yoga who are not that flexible and need added balance and support.

Recommended Supplements:

SHAKEOLOGY (You’re working so hard at working out so why not treat your body right and give it a good dose of dense, daily nutrition. It’s like a reward for your body working so hard)

P90X Results and Recovery for after the workout (better than Gatorade) and it helps your muscles recover and get the nutrients they need

E&E Energy and Endurance Pre-workout Formula (I personally drink a little bit before my workout, during my workout and finish it all up at the conclusion of my workout. Who doesn’t like a little energy boost during their workout?)

This workout is a no nonsense 30 minute, all over body workout program. Instead of watching that 30 minute sitcom you could be moving your body, FOR JUST 30 MINUTES. Let’s face it, sometimes getting into a new routine is hard and it takes at least 20-30 days for it to become just that….a routine, but the way you’ll feel, the goodness happening inside of your body as well as the changes happening outside of your body are well worth having this ROUTINE for 90 days.

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It’s here! Are you ready? P90X3. You did P90X, you did P90X2 and now you are ready for P90X3. I know. Pretty excited aren’t you? Me too. The beauty here is that you don’t have to even have done P90X or P90X2 to get engaged with the new hot toy on the block. You can start with this bad boy from the start. So…are you ready??

THE MUSCLE ACCELERATION SYSTEM

• Studies shows that the most dramatic body transformations happen in the first 30 minutes of exercise.
• Tony Horton took everything he’s proven with Muscle Confusion and Muscle Integration, and tailored new routines to take advantage of this science of shorter workouts.
• The MUSCLE ACCELERATION SYSTEM combines a highly-structured schedule with an incredibly high level of intensity and an unprecedented variety of moves that keeps every muscle challenged for the full 30 minutes.
• A 90-day extreme fitness program designed to get you ripped in just 30 minutes a day. Each one of the accelerated 30-minute workouts has been uniquely developed to produce the greatest physical change in your body, in the most efficient way.
• 90 Day Program – Three 30-Day Blocks
• 16 30-Minute P90X-style workouts
• 6 Days a Week
• All you need is weights/bands, a way to do chin-ups, and 30 minutes/day.
• a fitness guide
• 90 day workout calendar to guide you through the 90 days.
• IMPORTANT NOTE – P90X3 is NOT a sequel to P90X or P90X2, nor is it a graduate program.
• Users do not have to be in great shape or need to complete P90X or P90X2 in order to do P90X3.

X3 Schedule Choices

• CLASSIC – Traditional balance of cardio and resistance, will help you gain muscle and lose fat
• LEAN – Designed for those who prefer a more toned look, where you’ll target functionality, mobility and cardio over resistance training
• MASS – For those looking for bulk over getting ripped, you will focus on more resistance training, while incorporating a higher caloric intake into your diet
• DOUBLES – As Tony would say, this schedule is for workout “psychos” who have the ability to push through two workouts per day

Join our amazing Facebook group for motivation and support through your P90X3 journey! We will start this after the Christmas Holiday. You can get us as your FREE coach throughout the entire workout. Check out the info on our coaching program here!

Fill out the form today for more details about our group, P90X3 or just to ask questions. Contact us for info at info@overactivelife.com or just fill out the form below and we will contact you back.

If you’re like me you LOVE CARDIO. Your heart pounding, sweat dripping and all of your body parts moving. Listening to your favorite beats will your cycling at your fastest RPM’s or training for your first 5k. Is all of this cardio really that good for you? I mean without any sort of resistance training, all your doing is pumping, pumping your heart muscles without working on stabilizing or strengthening some of your other major muscles groups like, quads, calves, hamstrings, glutes, lats, biceps, triceps, traps, chest and core.

So, why do strength training AND cardio. The combination of both will burn more calories between the repetitive motion of cardio, where you to take minimal to no breaks in a fairly long distance of time, and the heavy lifting, where you to take many mini breaks to either change out weights, move to another routine or just let your muscles “breath” for a minute. For one thing, strength training is needed to sustain muscle mass and increases your bones density, which is extremely beneficial when it comes to all of the stress you can put on your joints and bones from running, cycling, jumping, etc… Whenever you take on muscle, your body becomes this amazing furnace for calories and begins to slowly burn them away, so the right combination cardio and strength training will have you burning fuel and slimming down, but with the right intake of proper food you can always keep the furnace lit=energy sustained. Energy sustained is more motivation, more focus and feeling young and spry again, like a teenager.

Because strength training strengthens muscles and increases bone density, as you age, you minimize the likelihood of encountering osteoporosis, brittle bones, arthritis or encountering back issues. The proper nutrition, cardio and strength training will aide in the prevention of diabetes, heart disease, obesity.

So do your weight training. We love Body Beast, P90X, P90X2 and P90X3 which is coming soon for the best weight training around!

Got questions? Feel free to contact us here and remember we offer FREE fitness coaching, have groups on Facebook we’d love you to join for support and motivation and are always available for help anytime. We LOVE to help!

So the question is, Is P90X2 worth it? Worth your time? Worth your money? My answer to these questions is YES!!! YES!!! and YES!!! P90X2 takes it to the next level by use of stability balls, medicine balls and for those who are not proficient at doing pull-ups on your own, they have created a wonderful device called the pull-up assist. A lot more sturdier that using a chair and the better you get at doing pull-ups, the lower you make the pull-up assist so it is more YOU doing the exercises that the assist.

This program starts at focusing on your core. Which is the most important part of development with this program because as the program progresses into stability, mobility, balance and strength moves…the more secure, strong and stable your core is then the greater your success will be. Moves throughout this program include medicine ball burpees, stability ball push-ups, 4 position pull-ups, Drea (Webber) rolls, 4 ball push ups, yoga, Recovery and Mobility with a foam roller, and many more moves that are much more fun to experience for yourself than to read about.

One of the great things about all of these videos are the warm-ups. They are not your everyday, run of the mill warm-ups. Tony integrates the use of the stability ball (or a towel) to warm up with while doing squats, lunges and other moves to elongate and warm-up the body. Also the use of the foam roller really gets into parts of the body to help loosen lactic acid or muscle tightness, prepping your tendons for a glorious workout. Sometimes just warming up in and of itself gets the sweat going and the heart pumping (wonderful, awesome goodness).

This program is challenging because some of the moves take TIME, PATIENCE and PRACTICE to master, but as the motto goes in any of the P90X programs “The More You Do, The Better You Get!” There is always somebody modifying in whatever program you are doing and there is an option to just listen to the “Cues and Music” without having to listen to any of the participants in the programs.

Want to join a group of us doing P90X2 or any other Beachbody workout program? We have great group of folks that can help you stay motivated, accountable and provide you support to get through your journey! Contact us if you want to join! It will be a lot of fun. Ever checked out the Beachbody Challenge? You can win money, a free t-shirt and a chance for $500 a day or the grand prize of $100,000! Check it out here!

So remember if you choose to do this program or any other Beachbody program “DO YOUR BEST and FORGET THE REST!!!” The real workout begins when you decide to change your way of thinking and commit to having a healthier body and mind with a final result of succeeding with those goals you set for yourself.

Ugh, ever have one of those days, weeks, months where you just feel like you never want to see those running shoes again, or lift another weight, or do another squat, crunch or lunge?? What you’re lacking is MOTIVATION. Now how do you get it and what the heck is it? Motivation can come from ideas, events, things, other people’s guidance and support or it can come from within-like a personality trait. No matter where your MOTIVATION comes from, YOU are always the important role in the play.

MOTIVATION is a drive that gives purpose and direction to what YOU do. Internal motivation when it comes to exercise is a persons pleasure and experience with exercise. If you are a person who internally pushes yourself away from exercising by making excuses, complaining about exercising or are inconsistent with your exercise program then I have a few questions for you. WHO ARE YOU SURROUNDING YOURSELF WITH? Positive, motivated, energetic people. Or negative, lackluster, slumdog “ain’t no millionare here” people. I think that “you become the company you keep” and “The apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree”. If you are constantly around poisonous people then you will become infected.

WHAT ARE YOU PUTTING IN YOUR MOUTH? Fruits, vegetables, whole wheat grains, water. Or french fries, pizza, hamburgers, soda, candy bars. I think it is hard to motivate yourself when you feel weighed down from your daily intake of crap. Your metabolism hits rock bottom and you’re dragging. It’s hard to motivate yourself when you have just downed a hamburger and fries for lunch or deep fried chicken and mashed potatoes for dinner. “You are what you eat”, that saying is true. I am waiting to turn into a skinless chicken one day. To me, what I put into my mouth in the morning will basically project how my day will go. If I were to have an empty calorie doughnut, then I would be on a sugar high then crash…looking for more sugar to get me back to that high. Oh and let’s not forget that I might as well strap that one to my thigh or stomach because that’s where it is going. If I were to have oatmeal with a wee bit of honey, then I know it is healthy and it has filled me up and given me healthy, MOTIVATING, sustainable energy without the guilt.

In short, look for healthy, positive people who have the same or similar goals that you have regarding food and fitness. Become a part of a group who workout together, make each other accountable, share tips and ideas for workout plans and nutritional plans. When you MOTIVATE yourself to become better, others will see it and become MOTIVATED to become better as well.

As I sit here today thinking that I will leaving for the Success Club trip to the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas in one week I look back and realize that I have not even been a Beachbody Coach for one year yet but being a Beachbody Coach has changed my life in so many ways. I never would have imagined back in May 2011 that when I signed up to be a Beachbody Coach that this company would be sending me to the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas just because I have helped so many people with support, motivation, nutrition, and just general fitness.

Quite honestly, when I first signed up to be a Coach with Beachbody I just wanted that discount on Shakeology, I mean, 25% is a big discount and if I can get a discount on all these great products I was going to take it. I thought that I was not going to fall for yet another network marketing scam…again! I have a full time job that pays the bills, that was good enough for me. I am no sucker for network marketing. You are not going to catch me Beachbody, you can catch another sucker willing to give you a $39.95 sign up fee! Haha! So I took my discount and ran with it.

Well, what happenend? It’s a year later nearly and I’m still a Beachbody Coach, a Diamond Coach in fact. What happened is that this is the REAL DEAL! No joke here. I actually realized that I could help people and make money at the same time. I never imagined it. I started meeting the most wonderful people ever, people that turned into the greatest friends and mentors. I started helping people with their workouts, supporting and motivating them through some tough times and even good times, answering nutrition questions, and just being there and building relationships. I was having the most fun ever. Oh, and I was making money doing it! I not only would get paid weekly by Beachbody but I qualified for free t-shirts, free baseball caps, I just recently was on a team for the Success Club Team Challenge that came in 35th place out of 100 and we earned a t-shirt, baseball cap, headphones, laptop bag, duffle bag, and hoodie all courtesy of Beachbody. Did I forget to mention that trip to Atlantis in the Bahamas! Oh, and what about the paychecks, yup, I still am getting paid every week. I have met one of my best friends through Beachbody, I don’t need money for that.

Beachbody has allowed me to gain access to the most amazing fitness programs like P90X, TurboFire, Insanity, P90X2, 10 Minute Trainer, Hip Hop Abs and many more. It has also introduced me to wonderful nutritional supplements like Shakeology, a meal replacement that I would never go a day without that I wish I would have heard about years ago. The best part about this company and opportunity is that it has given me the chance to meet the most amazing people that I never would have ever gotten the chance to meet. Sure, getting my weekly checks is wonderful and winning trips is great but meeting all these wonderful people is so fantastic. I cannot wait to meet some of them in Atlantis and then more of them at Coach Summit in Las Vegas in June. I wish I could meet more of them.

It’s funny because I don’t know how many times I have told people how amazing this opportunity is and I think that they think I am trying to sell it to them but I truly know that this is the best thing that has happened in my life (besides meeting my wonderful partner). How do you tell someone about something so amazing without them thinking you are trying to rope them into some fandangled scheme? I guess you just have to prove it to them. Beachbody is no joke. You will get nothing out of it if you put nothing into it. The more you give it the more you get. You can put in hours a day or just a few minutes a day and your results will vary. You can work it part time or full time. Either way, you can and will succeed if you give it all you have. It is just like working out. If you push yourself to the max then you will get results, if you don’t then you won’t get results. The same goes with the Beachbody Business Opportunity, if you give it your all you will succeed and then I will see you next year on the Success Club trip to DisneyWorld. Do you want to be on my team? Will you be my next Diamond Coach? Are you in?

What is the Beachbody Challenge?

It’s a health and fitness transformation competition. Commit to get fit and share the results you achieve with any Beachbody®program. You’ll automatically get a free wristband, a free T-shirt, or BOTH! If your transformation is selected as the BEST in your age and gender category (18 – 29, 30 – 39, 40 – 49, 50+)you could win up to $100,000! Ready to win?

I will be personally coaching Challenge Teams made up of five individuals that are taking the Beachbody Challenge. Please CONTACT ME if you are interested in participating with one of these teams. I will send you all the details. If you already have a fitness program in mind, let me know that as well. I’m going to try and pair people together that are doing the same program. People in our Challenge Team Groups will commit to:

Posting daily accountability in a private Facebook group viewable only by members of the Challenge Team

FINISHING! This isn’t about starting, it is about finishing!

You do not need to be on a Challenge Team to participate in the Beachbody Challenge. The Challenge is open to everyone. What we are offering with the Challenge Teams is an added measure of accountability and personal coaching. We have used the concept of Challenge Teams for several years now and we’ve found that the people participating have much better odds of success.

Here’s how to enter:

STEP 1:

Tell us which fitness program you plan to follow, state your goals, and start tracking your progress. You’ll want to take a “before” photo to remember what you looked like and submit your results when you’re finished. For making this simple commitment, we’ll send you a FREE WRISTBAND.
(It’s okay to skip step 1 if you’re already in shape and want to submit your fitness results.)

I have had a lot of people come to me wanting to change the way they eat, workout, and go about their daily life. They want to make a complete lifestyle change. These people used to be like me. The Jo-Anne Brandes I used to know was overweight by about 100 pounds, was lazy, didn’t workout, ate a lot of fast food and loved drinking soda. The Jo-Anne Brandes I know now is the true me. I do not eat fast food anymore, I cut out red meat completely, I do not drink soda, I lost over 100 pounds, and I enjoy exercise in all forms. Now, don’t get me wrong, I will still have a dessert once in a while because I sure do love chocolate and there are days that I just don’t feel like exercising but I make up for it because I have made a lifestyle change.

I have talked to many people who log everything they eat on myfitnesspal.com or livestrong.com and that is great. I have done it, trust me! How are you going to learn how to figure out what to eat if you do not track your calories? The P90X and INSANITY Nutrition Guide are there to guide you for that reason. Every workout program from Beachbody comes with a detailed plan so you can learn how to eat right. Yes, in the beginning you will be weighing your portions, tracking your calories, and it will be a bear. I understand, I have been there. You will wonder to yourself how on earth you can do this for every meal for the rest of your life. Relax, you won’t have to. Just like anything new to you it takes practice. After you do it for a while you will learn it. Eventually you will understand what is a normal portion size and how many carbs and proteins you need in each meal and you won’t need to track it. Remember, you learned how to eat poorly over a long period of time so learning the right way will take a bit of time. It is ok.

The same goes with your workouts. For example, say you are starting with TurboFire, you are going to be a bit lost watching Chalene jumping around the screen. I was very lost, I am so uncoordinated. After you do the workouts for a few days (or weeks in my case) then you will adjust and you will have it down pat. You will get the hang of it and you will know exactly what you are doing. You will probably even start inviting friends over and laugh at them being as lost as you were. It just takes time.

The bottom line is to not be discouraged. Do not give up so quickly. There are a lot of folks in your position and they are all struggling. I am available and will be happy to work with you. All the people on my team will be happy to encourage and motivate you. We offer free fitness coaching and have a great support group on Facebook also that we would love you to join. Just send me an email, friend me on Facebook, or contact me here. It is no bother at all, I would really love helping you and my teammates would to.

“I can’t do it”. “I’m too tired”. “It’s too hard”. “I’ll never be able to finish this”. “I’d rather do something else”. “It’s too hot”. “I’ll never lose this weight”. “I’ll never have that ‘perfect’ body”. Do you recognize those quotes? I’m sure you have said those any many others to yourself before, right? I’ve done it, we’ve all done it. It’s all about mindset and we need to have the right mindset if we want to accomplish our goals. How are you going to be able to lose that weight or get that body you want if you don’t think you can do it? That’s right, you won’t be able to. It will never happen.

So, what are you going to do to get yourself in the right mindset? We all seem to find excuses not to workout. It’s easy isn’t it? You get home from work late, you are tired, you have chores, the kids need help with homework or soccer practice, you have to make dinner for the family…there is always something going on and working out comes at the bottom of the list right? It shouldn’t. Take those excuses and throw them out the window. You can find 30 minutes in the day for you, for your health, for your mental well-being. I know you can. It will not only help you but it will help your family, your friends, and those people who have to be around you all the time. Working out will help improve your mood, your focus, increase your energy and in general will make you feel better. The people around you will be happier just as much as you will.

You have to realize that getting and staying in the right mindset sometimes means you can’t do it alone. You might have to have a support system or a supportive partner that is there with you along the way. That is important to me and has helped me a lot along the way. You may have a partner who works out with you and if so, that is great. You may have a partner who could support you in other ways like making dinner, helping with the kids or cleaning the house so you can have some free time to workout and do what is important to you. That is a different kind of support but important nonetheless. Lastly, we have support systems out there from online communities like Facebook or Beachbody, people doing the same thing you are. Reach out to those like minded individuals who are enjoying the same thing you are.

What motivates you to workout? Do you have a particular goal you want to reach? Do you want to lose that last 10lbs? Do you want to fit into that pair of size 6 jeans that you haven’t worn since high school? Do you want to get that six pack or just get big and buff? What about marathon, are you training for that? There are so many reasons people start and continue working out, what motivates you? Once you figure that out maybe you need to write it down, register for that marathon, look at those jeans daily, or grab an old photo of yourself and put it on the fridge. You need to look at your goals regularly and you’ll want to reach them.

One thing that I believe is important is that you like the workout that you are doing. If you don’t enjoy your workouts you are not going to stick with them. When I first started on my mission to lose weight back when I was 220lbs I really like cycling so I started riding my bike. It was fun for me so I did it everyday. Not only did I enjoy it but it was a great workout for someone who was in not so great shape. Some of you may love lifting weights so P90X is a great workout and others may love intense cardio and sweating so INSANITY is a great workout. Then there are others that like dance workouts so TurboFire or TurboJam is a great workout. There is something for everyone but you must enjoy it.

Think about what you are fueling your body with. If you are eating fast food all day and things that weigh you down you are going to feel sluggish, have no energy and will not be in the mood to workout or do anything productive all day. You need to make sure you eat foods that give you energy and fuel you properly. Do not skip breakfast, do not eat a couple large meals a day but instead make sure to eat healthy small meals every three hours that provide all the nutrients you need to get through the day feeling great! Your body will thank you and you will thank your body. It is amazing how different you will feel when you eat well and fuel your body properly.

So are you ready? Are you motivated? Are you ready to reach your goals? It’s time for no excuses anymore, get in that right mindset and create a better you.

So the folks at Beachbody posted a video today that I thought was worth posting here for everyone to see. It shows you how to do all of your measurements correctly. I thought it was the perfect follow up to my last post about how you should stay off of the scale and measure your success by inches and not pounds. Watch this video, make sure your are taking your measurements properly and again, stay off the scale.

So grab your measuring tape, your body fat tester, a friend and a notepad and let’s get measuring!

Today was one of those busy days, where you wake up and leave for work at 6:00 am and don’t get home until 7:30 pm. Too tired for working out..oh so true. So I didn’t, but knowing I was going to have a long day, I made sure that I did not eat junk and did not overwhelm my body with stuff that would wear me down and have me wanting to flop into bed the instant I got home. I am not going to lie though, I did have a tall Starbucks regular coffee at about 4:00 pm. I really only had it just for the taste because I think the caffeine for me is purely psychological.

Being dedicated to working out is a good thing, but if you can’t get to it on a daily basis or when you don’t have the time to, don’t stress about it. Make sure to have that commitment to tackle your exercise regimen either the next day or as soon as possible. Life is busy and will always be, but commit to working out at least 4-5 days a week for at least an hour a day.

The more you move those 2000 body parts and the better you eat will have a lasting effect on your life and get you through THOSE days that seem to last forever and you just want to rest it out.

So I thought we’d take a look back at some before photos and some now photos. Now don’t be shocked and if you have sensitive eyes, look away as the before photos may scare you. Yes, I did this to myself. I ate fast food, didn’t work out and was just plain lazy. To give myself a bit of a break, I was also on some meds that helped me gain weight but still, I ate horribly.

Something clicked one day and I decided “enough was enough”. The plan was simple, exercise and eat well. So, there you have it, before photo and a now photo. Crazy, huh?